Coastal Bend weather about to get cooler, 70 percent chance of rain for Friday

COASTAL BEND - Weather in the Coastal Bend is about to get wet and cold, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Southeast winds Thursday made for cloudy skies, but a high temperature in the upper 80s. As winds shift to a north-northeast direction around noon Friday, the chance of rain will jump from 30 to 70 percent and the mercury will start to fall.

The National Weather Service forecast expects the temperature in Corpus Christi to rise to 76 degrees by noon, but drop 10 degrees in the following hours. Fans and football teams on Friday night will face wind gusts reaching 35 mph, a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms and a temperature that could bottom out in the upper 40s by dawn Saturday.

On Saturday, the north winds will remain strong, but the chance of rain drops to 50 percent before falling to 40 percent Saturday night and Sunday. The high temperature on Saturday is forecast to be 52 degrees and 54 degrees on Sunday.